Nine Search Terms to Include in Your Résumé
Who are we kidding? When managers are sifting through thousands of résumés, they’re just gonna use some search terms and don’t even bother to look at anything else. It’s just a matter of sheer numbers. Which is why I strongly believe that networking is KING when it comes to finding a good job (preferably with a much, much better salary).
But hey, we want to tie all loose ends and max up the probability of getting that dream job. So knowing what managers use for that initial filtering of résumés is pretty dang important, I say.
CareerBuilder’s recent online survey shows what the 9 mostly used search terms by employers are:
- problem-solving and decision-making skills (50 percent)
- oral and written communications (44 percent)
- customer service or retention (34 percent)
- performance and productivity improvement (32 percent)
- leadership (30 percent)
- technology (27 percent)
- team-building (26 percent)
- project management (20 percent)
- bilingual (14 percent)
Do you have these already in your résumé? As long as you do have the relevant experience, you should!
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